You will use the knowledge and skills developed to bring the benefits of in-built Identity features in Windows Server 2016 to your business. This course is 20% faster than traditional courses, meaning you'll be back at work sooner using your new found expertis.

Using Firebrand’s unique Lecture | Lab | Review technique, your expert instructor will immerse you in Microsoft Official Curriculum, combined with practical exercises. You will learn critical skills including how to:

Manage user settings by using GPOs.

Secure AD DS and user accounts.

Implement synchronisation between AD DS and Azure AD

Monitor, troubleshoot and establish business continuity for AD DS services

Firebrand is a Microsoft Learning partner, meaning you will benefit from:

Microsoft Certified Trainers - learn from expert instructors certified by Microsoft to deliver your course. With years of in-industry experience, you will benefit from their real world knowledge.

Microsoft Official Curriculum - access the latest and most relevant content to Windows Server 2016.

Microsoft Official Practice Tests - reinforce your knowledge and simulate a Microsoft exam situation with official practice tests aligned to the MOC content you are learning.

This course emphasises practical tasks with labs integrated throughout the content to build upon the theoretical knowledge developed. This will help you develop knowledge applicable to real-world scenarios.

MOC 20742B: Identity with Windows Server 2016

This module describes the features of AD DS and how to install domain controllers (DCs). It also covers the considerations for deploying DCs.

Lessons

Overview of AD DS

Overview of AD DS domain controllers

Deploying a domain controller

Lab : Deploying and administering AD DS

Deploying AD DS

Deploying domain controllers by performing domain controller cloning

Administering AD DS

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Describe AD DS and its main components.

Describe the purpose and roles of domain controllers.

Describe the considerations for deploying domain controllers.

Module 2: Managing objects in AD DS

This module describes how to use various techniques to manage objects in AD DS. This includes creating and configuring user, group, and computer objects.

Lessons

Managing user accounts

Managing groups in AD DS

Managing computer objects in AD DS

Using Windows PowerShell for AD DS administration

Implementing and managing OUs

Lab : Managing AD DS objects

Creating and managing groups in AD DS

Creating and configuring user accounts in AD DS

Managing computer objects in AD DS

Lab : Administering AD DS

Delegate administration for OUs

Creating and modifying AD DS objects with Windows PowerShell

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Manage user accounts in AD DS

Manage groups in AD DS

Manage computer objects in AD DS

Use Windows PowerShell for AD DS administration

Implement and manage OUs

Administer AD DS

Module 3: Advanced AD DS infrastructure management

This module describes how to plan and implement an AD DS deployment that includes multiple domains and forests. The module provides an overview of the components in an advanced AD DS deployment, the process of implementing a distributed AD DS environment, and the procedure for configuring AD DS trusts.

Lessons

Overview of advanced AD DS deployments

Deploying a distributed AD DS environment

Configuring AD DS trusts

Lab : Domain and trust management in AD DS

Implementing forest trusts

Implementing child domains in AD DS

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Describe the components of an advanced AD DS deployment

Deploy a distributed AD DS environment

Configure AD DS trusts

Module 4: Implementing and administering AD DS sites and replication

This module describes how to plan and implement an AD DS deployment that includes multiple locations. The module explains how replication works in a Windows Server 2016 AD DS environment.

This module describes how to implement a GPO infrastructure and provides an overview of the components and technologies that compose the Group Policy framework.

Lessons

Introducing Group Policy

Implementing and administering GPOs

Group Policy scope and Group Policy processing

Troubleshooting the application of GPOs

Lab : Implementing a Group Policy infrastructure

Creating and configuring GPOs

Managing GPO scope

Lab : Troubleshooting Group Policy infrastructure

Verify GPO application

Troubleshooting GPOs

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Explain what Group Policy is

Implement and administer GPOs

Describe Group Policy scope and Group Policy processing

Troubleshoot GPO application

Module 6: Managing user settings with Group Policy

This module describes how to configure Group Policy settings and Group Policy preferences. This includes implementing administrative templates, configuring folder redirection and scripts, and configuring Group Policy preferences.

Lessons

Implementing administrative templates

Configuring Folder Redirection, software installation, and scripts

Configuring Group Policy preferences

Lab : Managing user settings with GPOs

Using administrative templates to manage user settings

Implement settings by using Group Policy preferences

Configuring Folder Redirection

Planning Group Policy (optional)

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Implement administrative templates

Configure Folder Redirection, software installation, and scripts

Configure Group Policy preferences

Module 7: Securing Active Directory Domain Services

This module describes how to configure domain controller security, account security, password security, and Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA).

This module describes how to implement an AD CS deployment. This includes deploying, administering, and troubleshooting CAs.

Lessons

Deploying CAs

Administering CAs

Troubleshooting and maintaining CAs

Lab : Deploying and configuring a two-tier CA hierarchy

Deploying an offline root CA

Deploying an enterprise subordinate CA

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Deploy CAs

Administer CAs

Troubleshoot and maintain CAs

Module 9: Deploying and managing certificates

This module describes how to deploy and manage certificates in an AD DS environment. This involves deploying and managing certificate templates, managing certificate revocation and recovery, using certificates in a business environment, and implementing smart cards.

Lessons

Deploying and managing certificate templates

Managing certificate deployment, revocation, and recovery

Using certificates in a business environment

Implementing and managing smart cards

Lab : Deploying and using certificates

Configuring certificate templates

Enrolling and using certificates

Configuring and implementing key recovery

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Deploy and manage certificate templates

Manage certificates deployment, revocation, and recovery

Use certificates in a business environment

Implement and manage smart cards

Module 10: Implementing and administering AD FS

This module describes AD FS and how to configure AD FS in a single-organisation scenario and in a partner-organisation scenario.

Lessons

Overview of AD FS

AD FS requirements and planning

Deploying and configuring AD FS

Web Application Proxy Overview

Lab : Implementing AD FS

Configuring AD FS prerequisites

Installing and configuring AD FS

Configuring an internal application for AD

Configuring AD FS for federated business partners

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Describe AD FS.

Explain how to deploy AD FS

Explain how to implement AD FS for a single organisation

Explain how to extend AD FS to external clients

Implement single sign-on (SSO) to support online services

Module 11: Implementing and administering AD RMS

This module describes how to implement an AD RMS deployment. The module provides an overview of AD RMS, explains how to deploy and manage an AD RMS infrastructure, and explains how to configure AD RMS content protection.

"The trainer was great and very engaging.
I thoroughly enjoyed the course and felt that all of the modules were covered clearly and concisely." Ethan ODonnell. - Microsoft Windows Server 2016 - Identity (4 dager) (17/8/2017 til 20/8/2017)

"We had a perfect trainer who answered every question we had, and explained more we ever expected. He was available for us at all times for any questions we had outside of regular classes.
I got deep insight into the product which is what I came to the course for.
We got hands-on experience in the labs and excellent explanations of the technical background.
The instructor is highly motivated and speaks with the experience of a senior consultant with many years of experience. The course was never boring despite the long hours and the difficult subject matters.
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